The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-02-12
The East.

sociable Of the season.-The annual fair
at Gardiner, Feb. 1O-12.-A fair was also
held ct Hallowell last week. = An organ
has been placed in the North Fryeburg
church.-Special meetings held last week
at Deering with good results.-A fair at
Oakland, Feb and 9. Stanford Mitch
ellis meeting at Round Pond strengthen
ed and encouraged" the society.
VERMONT.-The Annual Fair Of our
parish, at Brattleboro, was held Jan. IS,
realizing SAT-. Rev. E. W. Whitney, who
is pleasantly remembered in Chicago for
his supply at the West Side church last
summer, is the devoted pastor.
MASSACHUSETTS, Intelli-
gence-The North Attleboro report is as
follows: GAIL departments of the parish
are out of debt at the beginning of the
year, with a surplus in the treasury of
cash. Great credit is due the Ladies'
Social Circle for their earnest work dur
ing the past three years, as they have In
that time not only paid two thousand
dollars to liquidate the debt on the
church, but have also contributed more
than five hundred dollars to other worthy
objects. The pastor began the third year
of his passionate Jan. l. The Sunday
school numbers $50, and is constantly
increasing in membership.-Rev. W. @.
Selleck recently preached at Franklin
memorial discourse of the students of
Dean Academy who have lately deceased.
"A Ladies' Social sale, at West Somer-
vile, was successful The Sunday. school,
at Shelburne Falls, has recently discon-
tinued the use of Cooks publications,
and resumed the Helper series. A step
in the right direction. Let Universalists
patronize their own papers and other
publications. - The West Gloucester
chapel is always full, and the Sunday
school is lively. Rev. Mr.. Sanger is the
pastor, and Mrs. Bray, superintendent
The large attendance of the young people
at Cambridgeport, on the regular church
service, is good omen and indicates
pastoral fidelity.-The annual East Bos-
ton supper was attended by the Unitarian
and Episcopal pastors, as we'll as by our
own resident and visiting clergymen.-
The Conference by the Old Colony Asso-
citation, at Taunton, Jan. 81, was we'll at
tended. Rev. DR.. Flanders preached on
the previous Wednesday evening. Revs.
B. F. Bowles, W. A. Start, G. II. Emer-
son and L. L. Briggs, gave special ad-
dresses, and there were interesting dis
cussions, participated in by many of the
brethren, lay and clerical. The next
meeting will probably be held at Brockton
in March.
CONNECTICUT.-Re ii. Williamson
was brought into the Universalist faith
in Norwich, under the ministry of Rev.
DR.. B. Whittemore. He gratefully makes
repayment. He was to preach there in
the Universalist church every evening of
last week except Saturday, and also on
Sunday. A pleasant weeks services
were anticipated s. Gilbert, Of
New Haven, occupied the pulpit and
spoke to the young people Of the West
Haven Congregational Church, on a re-
cent Sunday.-The Sunday-school is well
sustained in New London pending the
settlement of pastor.
NEW YORK.-State News. = At Buff
falo there ia unanimity and hopefulness
under the new pastor, Rev. j. X. Mason.
At Auburn, the pastor, Rev. ]. J. Bray
ton, has just closed series of three
evening discourses on "Money: How to
Get it; How to Keep it; and How to
Melted $25 for the Sunday-school.- Rev.
l.. @. Browne reports that there Is an in
crease in attendance on the regular Sun
day service at North Bloomfield, and the
pastor, Rev. W. B. Randolph, is speaking
with his usual original and telling man
ner, on special themes, such as "What
we may become" The attendance is now
good even when the weather and travel
ing are repulsive.-The congregations at
Ridgewsy, under the new pastor, Rev.
William Knott, are good. The young peo-
pie especially are in earnest, and there is
a very united feeling throughout the par
ish. The Sunday school has been reor-
ganized after nearly two years of mac
ton.
NEW JERSEY The Semi annual SEES
sion OF the New York Teachers Institute
took place at our church, in Newark, on
January 20. The attendance was large
and the meetings were of great interest.
A. E. Edwards, the Vice. President, called
the meeting to order, and after devotional
exercises by Rev. Edward Morris and an
address of welcome from the Newark
pastor, the Institute was organized by the
election of the following officers: Pres
ident, Rev. W. s. Grove; Vice. President
F. 81. Wight; Secretary and Treasurer
Rev. A. Conklin. Addresses we're deliv
cred by Revs. Messrs. Eaton, Thompson
Gunnison, Tabor and Garfield.
PENNSYLVANIA. - Philadelphia. -
The congregation of the Church of thu
Messiah had the pleasure, on recen
Sunday morning, of listening to yer.
able discourse from the venerable Rev
James Shrigley, who conducted the ser
vices in the absence of the pastor, Rev
Z. O. Sweetser, DID,, who went to Fri